Ellen Jose b. 1951

Also known as Ellen Toscano
  • Artist (Video Artist),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman),
  • Artist (Photographer),
  • Artist (Installation Artist),
  • Artist ,
  • Artist (Painter)
Jose works in various mediums including installation, drawing, video, printmaking, painting and photography. Her works often explore her islander heritage and its symbols and identifying markers as well as commenting on the political aspect of Australian Indigenous life.
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Name
Ellen Jose
Also known as Ellen Toscano
Gender
Female
Roles
  • Artist (Video Artist)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
  • Artist (Photographer)
  • Artist (Installation Artist)
  • Artist
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Book Illustrator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Photographer (ANZSIC code: 6991)
  • Painter/Printmaker (ANZSIC code: 9002)
  • Layout worker (ANZSIC code: C)
  • Window Dresser (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Ticketwriter (ANZSIC code: 6924)
  • Lecturer (ANZSIC code: 8102)
Birth date
1951
Birth place
Cairns, QLD
Active Period
  • c.1979-
Residence
  • Brisbane, QLD
  • Melbourne, VIC
Training
Indigenous Australian
 
Heritage Country
  • The Torres Strait
Indigenous Language Groups
  • Miriam
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
  • Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery History Archive.
Copyright
  • Jose, Ellen Also William Mora Galleries

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Sources
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
  • Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery History Archive.
  • Storylines Project, COFA, UNSW
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References [<ExternalResource: Neale, Margo (1999), 'Past present continuous: the presentation and interpretation of indigenous art, in the publication: Past present: the national women's art anthology', Craftsman House, Roseville, NSW, Edited by Joan Kerr and Jo Holder.>, <ExternalResource: Bani, Mary (2000), 'Jose, Ellen in The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, VIC, Edited by Sylvia Kleinert and Margo Neale.>, <ExternalResource: Neale, Margo (1994), 'Yiribana: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Queen Victoria Museum & Art Gallery History Archive >] [<ExternalResource: Neale, Margo (1999), 'Past present continuous: the presentation and interpretation of indigenous art, in the publication: Past present: the national women's art anthology', Craftsman House, Roseville, NSW, Edited by Joan Kerr and Jo Holder.>, <ExternalResource: Bani, Mary (2000), 'Jose, Ellen in The Oxford Companion to Aboriginal Art and Culture', Oxford University Press, Melbourne, VIC, Edited by Sylvia Kleinert and Margo Neale.>, <ExternalResource: Neale, Margo (1994), 'Yiribana: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander collection', Art Gallery of NSW, Sydney NSW.>]